Distractfold Ensemble, Sound and Music, BBC Radio 3

The Manchester-born ensemble Distractfold specialises in performing instrumental, electroacoustic and mixed chamber music of the 21st century. In 2014 Distractfold became the first ever UK ensemble to be awarded the Kranichstein Prize for Interpretation at the 47th International Summer Course for New Music in Darmstadt. In 2016 they returned to Darmstadt presenting two programmes of music at the Centralstation and curated a CD featuring remixes and reworking based on the festival’s 70-year archives Distractfold has participated in reading sessions and workshops nationally and abroad, including workshops at Huddersfield University, Brunel University, Royal Northern College of Music and Ithaca College. In 2016 Distractfold was invited as one of the resident ensembles for the Harvard Group for New Music and will return to the US in 2017 for a residence at Stanford University.